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Secret Messages [Original recording remastered]

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  • Audio CD (11 Jun 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B00005KBK9
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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In the early '80s, another wave of backward-masking hysteria hit the national scene, with unfounded claims that popularrock bands intentionally hid Satanic messages in their records. ELO had already been hit with this rumour for a song ontheir album ELDORADO, and on the following album's "Fire onHigh", Jeff Lynne deliberately placed an obvious backwards message. Because the initial prank worked so well, Lynne didnot only did it again in this album's opening--the message is simply the album's title--but named the album in honour of the hysteria. SECRET MESSAGES proves that Lynne's artisticvision, like his sense of humor, was undimmed. Tracks like the psychedelically tinged "Loser Gone Wild" and the delicate "Bluebird" are as strong as anything he'd previously done,and the rockabillyish "Rock and Roll Is King" even pays tribute to the '50s-influenced style of his former bandmate RoyWood.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Secret Messages, 4 Oct 2001
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This is well worth buying for the sleeve notes and the extra tracks. However, they have chopped the end bit off 'Rock and roll is king' which was on the original cd release - why ??

The music is really good - quite why this album was not a big success when it came out in 83 must be down to the fact that people were sick of ELO by then and were out buying Depeche Mode and the like. Tracks such as 'Stranger', 'Bluebird' and 'Danger ahead' are superb whilst the hit single 'Rock and roll is king' although similar in style to 'Hold on tight' from 'Time' really does get your feet tapping.

One final thought, 'Buildings have eyes' the b-side of 'Secret Messages' is not included so it feels like a missed opportunity.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great - and could have been even better!, 24 Jan 2004
By bobobob5 "bobobob5" (london england) - See all my reviews
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ELO are the rock music equivalent of Abba. When it's fashionable to admit to being a fan of either of these bands, they have lots of fans. And when it isn't, they don't. Currently, Abba are 'in' and ELO are 'out'. And that's simply daft, because the music on the albums doesn't change. It can't. It's just trends and fashions influencing perceptions.

And when this album was released, the trends and fashions had moved against ELO. The album's better than 'Out of the Blue' - "but let's ignore it", they said. And it's close to 'Time' - "we ignored that one as well". That's ELOs problem - by the time that Time was released, they'd been branded 'dinosaurs' thanks to Johnny Rotten's 'I Hate ELO' T-shirt and a general anti-ELO groundswell.

This is clearly a concept album, into which a great deal of work had gone. That's clear from the front and rear covers of the album sleeve. But, exactly what the 'secret messages' are seeking to convey to the listener, well that's not so clear. Time was far better executed in that regard, because it's a true concept album. Maybe there wssn't enough space in a single vinyl album, or studio time, to fully realise the intention - if so, the album is regrettably incomplete. But, it contains some stunning material. One might say 'only four stars' because of this, but I think that would undervalue the album. It's typical late-period ELO, superbly recorded, with great melodies and arrangements, and a very strong 'drive' on many of the tracks. Personally I can do without the 'Rock and Roll is King' material, because it lacks creativity, doesn't fit with the rest of the album, and 1950s rockers might have been more likely to punch an ELO fan than to share his taste in music! But that's just my view. Buy it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars a missed opportunity, 1 April 2003
By Maurice Dockrell "mauriceotto" (dublin) - See all my reviews
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Secret Messages has always been one of the weakest ELO albums. It originally was intended to be a double album but was eventually released as single album and it shows. This Reissue should have included the remainder of the double album tracks but strangely does not. Some of the left out tracks were included on a box set (Afterglow several years ago) and are arguably amongst Jeff Lynne's best work. Hello My Old Friend (not on this album) is a masterpiece and would have been a fitting epitaph for ELO. Other left out tracks include Buildings Have Eyes (b side to Secret Messages the single, the mysterious Mandalay and Beatles Forever (which Lynne hates so it will never be released - having heard a bootleg version I can see why).

On the plus side the sound is fantastic lifting many of the songs. The extra tracks are well worth having but there should have been at least three more.

Worth having for the sound quality alone - it does transform the album - but a frustrating experience for the long term ELO fan who deserved much much more.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of the end...
Even though the key four players from the previous album (Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy & Kelly Groucutt) were still present, 'Secret Messages', the 1983 follow-up to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Sweeney

4.0 out of 5 stars A Secret Indeed
It's puzzling from this remove, twenty five years (that long!) after release that this is still a somewhat neglected corner of the ELO back catalogue. Read more
Published 21 months ago by ds

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely One of ELO's Best
I have been an ELO fan for nearly 30 years and although quite a few people think of this album as a weak point in their history and that it was against Jeff Lynne's will, I tend... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by Mr. N. J. Bayliss

4.0 out of 5 stars Let those gee-tars play
This is the last of the proper ELO albums, with a sound instantly recognizable by its multi-layered production and oooh-aaah vocal harmonies. Read more
Published on 3 May 2007 by will_de_beest

5.0 out of 5 stars An Often Overlooked ELO-Classic
Secret Messages is a great album with fine melodies, beautiful harmonies and a pleasurable dose of good old Rock'N'Roll. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2002 by Werner Bednarzik

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic ELO
Classic ELO from way back in 1983. Every track recognisably ELO and a must have for any serious ELO fan. Now where are those other remastered classics...
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